Mitchell (neuroscience, U. of North Dakota) provides students of mental health at various levels of experience and training with examples illustrating the problems of people with various forms of psychopathology. He tells stories about 24 disorders arranged in 11 categories based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fourth Edition (1994). Each is followed by a discussion, questions, and a list of further reading. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)